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2014 Small Business Book Awards Winners

The Small Business Book Awards, now in their 6th year, held a Virtual Awards Ceremony on June 4, 2014. This presentation of the Ceremony shares the winners in the two parts of the Awards: Community Choice and Judged Winners. See who won!

2014 Small Business Book Awards Winners

4.
● Annual awards now in their 6th year.
● Created by Small Business Trends, a news source for 6
million small business owners annually
● Adjunct to weekend book reviews.
“Small business success …
delivered daily”
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About

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Two Parts to the Awards
http://bookawards.smallbiztrends.com #BizBookAwards
Community Choice
Based 100% on the popular vote
Merit Winners
Judged by a panel of 24 judges

12.
9 Community Choice
Winners
were chosen
This portion of the Awards is based on popular
voting by fans and the small business community.
● An opportunity to generate excitement among fans
● Increases conversation around the book or resource
● Gives online visibility and PR

22.
Overall: Liber8 Your Business
Motivation: The X Factor Selling System
Economics: The Solution Revolution
Social Media: It’s Not About You, It’s About BACON!
Startup: You Couldn’t Have Told Me This Before I
Started My Business?
Technology: The Essential CIO
Management: Success Tools for CEO Coaches
Marketing: Valuable Content Marketing
Resources: The Definitive Guide to PR for Small
Businesses

24.
16 Winners were chosen
by a panel of 24 Judges
This next portion of the Awards is based on merit.
The 3 main judging criteria were:
● Content - quality and quantity of content
● Usefulness - for small business owners and entrepreneurs
● Freshness - of subject matter or treatment of subject matter
Level of community support was also taken into account